Sustainable tourism

Sustainable tourism

The Fiji Times, 16 September 2017 – SUSTAINABILITY in tourism is vital if the industry is to prosper and grow for the benefit of future generations.

This was the message conveyed by Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association president Dixon Seeto while speaking at the Vodafone ATH Fiji Foundation’s 10th Corporate Philanthropy Seminar held in Nadi on Thursday.

With 2017 being the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, Mr Seeto said tourism was today one of the biggest industries in the country, employing more than 100,000 people, contributing about 40 per cent to the national GDP and bringing in more than 800,000 visitors annually. Read more…